Clip for bicycle handle bars



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CLIP FOR BICYCLE HANDLE BARS Filed March 3, 1950 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 Atlurnqv Patented Jan. 20, 1 953 UNITED Q F'FICE c141? :FDR: BIQYCLE :HIANDIJE2BARSF1:

.Mary Berger;Chappel, Tucscn,,.Aria. Applicafiim; MarchB, 1950;:Seri'al No. -14.7,5 49.

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e -ie ent cn elatesatoan u abl flashlighthholderand-itconsists in-gthe combina tions, constructions.- and-arrangernents of= parts hereinudescribed an dclaimed. I

Generally the; invention comprises a flashlight holder which consists'of an open collar of flat spring metal-,whose-endsarebent outwardly and rearwardly' to form ears which are spaced from e d f the-coll ributzgconnected thereto by pins upon each of which is journaled a shaft. The shafts are integrally interconnected, at their outer ends by a perpendicularly extending semicylindricalsupportmembers Novel means is provided for holding the shafts; at varying, angles with respect to the collar. A iiat spring; clip is aflixed centrally to the outer side: of the; collar and--is-provided a t its outer -end with a..lip5;.adjacentwhich is a hole. Anothen portion: of: the invention isa flat piece of springgmetal; formed at its outer-ends into an open ended springeclip and having; its central portion 1 twisted to,- form a flat topped loop for,receivingthe flat spring clip. The top of the-fiattenedioopand the inner side of the flat spring cliptareoeach providedwith a covering; of rubberwherebyzto, frictionally hold a flashlight against accidental displacement from the holder. The device is capable of a wide variety of uses as will be seen from the detailed description herebelow.

It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a device of the character set forth which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and yet efficient and effective in use.

Another object of the invention is the provision, in a device of the character set forth, of novel means for holding a flashlight at preselected angles with respect to a support forming a part of the invention.

Another object of the invention is the provision, in a device of the character set forth, of novel gripping means for a flashlight holder.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a novel bracket for supporting a flashlight in various positions, which bracket forms a part of the invention.

Other and further objects of the invention will become apparent from a reading of the following specification taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of an embodiment of the invention,

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure l is a: perspective view-thereof,

, Figure; 5 'is; ;a-.perspective.view-. of a clipwhich maybe utilized as a: parti-of the: invention,

Figure 6 is a view illustrating severalmethods of utilizing the ;;invention Figure?- isa sidezeleyational view illustrating howrthe invention maybe-utilized; in conjunction witha nail or the; likeiaflixed to -a,.wall;

v FignresB; and .9 are: views; similar: to Figure 7 but showing certain; methods of using 'the; inventioneupon ah'orizontalcplane surface: as, for example, a.table,

Figure 10, is a side elevational ,view of the .de:- vice. shown as a support foraaflashlight upon the handlebars.- of a; bicycle; in: this case, utilizing the clip illustratedfii ure 5- as;a partof thedevice, and

Figure ,ll zis an'en larged fragmentary sectional viewtakenalongcline; I l -l |-=;of-.Figure 3.:

R rin mqre articularir; to; the: drawings, there is .shown therein a; flash-light: holder' com! pr ng a collar I 0 formed -of -flat spring, metal and; having;-its; outer endss foldedoutwardly; and rearwardly tqdorm; ears; I! connectedzin; spaced relation to the body-5 of the? collar bygmeanstof pins [2. A shaft I3 is journaled upon each of the pins I2 by being looped thereover, as indicated at M, in Figure 3, and the outer ends of the shafts l3 are integrally interconnected with a semi-circular foot l5 which extends at an angle to the horizontal axes of the shafts [3. It will thus be seen that the shafts l3, their journal portions l4 and the foot l5 are all formed of a single piece of material, preferably wire of spring metal.

Bosses l6, preferably three in number, as indicated in Figure 1, extend inwardly from the ears II and are arranged in an arcuate fashion about the pins 12. A flat spring metal clip I! is attached by means of a rivet It! or the like centrally to the collar I0 and extends in a longitudinal direction therefrom. The clip [1 is provided with a lip I9 at its free end and with a hole 20 adjacent the lip.

The inner face of the clip I1 is provided with a covering of rubber 2| which may be formed into transversely extending ridges, as indicated at 22.

A base clip, generally indicated at 23, and illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawings, is composed of a strip of flat spring metal whose outer ends 24 are formed into an open ended gripping member and whose central portion is twisted, as indicated at 25, to form a loop 26 having a flattened top 21 provided with a covering 28 against the side of the flashlight. Thereafter the support composed of the shafts l3 and the foot l5 may be utilized in a variety of ways to hold the flashlight 29 in a wide variety of positions.

For example, by placing the IE over a, nail, hook or the like, as indicated at 30 in Figure 7, and then moving the flashlight to any of the angular positions indicated in dotted lines in the figure mentioned, and also by moving the foot ['5 axially on the hook 30, it will be seen that the flashlight may be directed in an infinite number of directions. It will also be apparent that the bosses I6 will act to hold the shafts 13 in any of the positions where the shafts 13 may lie between two of such bosses or against either of the outer bosses, as indicated, for example, in Figure 1.

Likewise it will be apparent that the flashlight 29 may be supported in a variety of positions by utilizing the foot I5 and the rearward end of the flashlight itself to support the same upon a horizontal plane surface such as, for example, the table 3| shown in Figures 8 and 9.

Again, it will be apparent that the flashlight may be mounted upon a visor 32 of a hat 33 by utilizing the clip I1 and placing the clip I! beneath the visor While the flashlight remains upon the cutter side of the visor. In such case the support l3, [5 may be used by placing the foot l5 upon the forehead of the user or, if desired, by placing the foot I5 upon the nose of the user to thereby support the flashlight in a comfortable manner and leaving the hands of the user for other purposes. It will also be seen that the clip I! may be used to hold the flashlight upon the edge of a garment such as overalls 34 or upon, for example, a pocket 35.

By utilizing the base clip 23 a still further use for the invention may be had. In this case the open ends of the gripping member 24 may be placed on the handlebars 36 of a bicycle 3'! and the clip 11 extended through the loop 26. In this manner the flashlight 29 may be directed and held in several positions, as shown, for example, in Figure 10. The rubber coverings 2| and 28 each act to prevent accidental slippage of the flashlight 29 from the collar 10.

While but one form of the invention has been shown and described herein, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that many minor forms thereof may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A resilient clip formed from a rectangular strip of spring steel having a planar central top portion, gripping arms extending downwardly from opposite ends of said planar portion, warped sections extending downwardly from said arms with the adjacent elements of said warped surfaces parallel to each other and to the planar top, and gripping spring arms extending downwardly from said warped surfaces to grasp an object at a right angle to an object to be held by the first arm.

MARY BERGER CHAPPEL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Australia 1 Nov. 8, 1932 

